Varahi Devi Temple

Varahi Devi Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Goddess Varahi, one of the Ashta Matrikas and an incarnation of Goddess Durga, located in Paska village on the banks of the Sarayu (Ghaghara) River in Barabanki district, near the Ayodhya border, Uttar Pradesh. Revered for its riverside setting at the Sarayu-Ghaghara sangam, the temple holds long-standing religious importance in the Awadh region and draws large numbers of devotees, especially during Navratri.

Visitors can expect a riverside temple complex at Paska on the Sarayu River with a sanctum housing the idol of Goddess Varahi, open courtyards, and ghats leading to the river sangam. The setting is tranquil with views of the river and surrounding rural landscape. Visitors can offer prayers, observe daily rituals, walk along the ghats, and explore small shops selling offerings and prasad near the temple entrance.

Varahi Devi Temple at Paska is regarded as an ancient shrine with traditions linking it to early worship of the Matrika goddesses. Local belief associates the site with long-standing veneration of Goddess Varahi as protector and shakti form. The temple has been a centre of folk and Puranic tradition in the Awadh region and has been renovated over time while retaining its riverside pilgrimage character.

The temple is culturally significant as a Shakti Peetha-like shrine dedicated to Varahi, worshipped as a guardian goddess. It is especially revered during Navratri and other Hindu festivals when devotees gather for darshan and river rituals at the Sarayu sangam. The site reflects the devotional traditions of eastern Uttar Pradesh and the ritual importance of river confluences.